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Show NOT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE Rastus Knew That Hornet Had Back- l.ig Which Could Make Reprisals in Quick Order. Some students nt Princeton were dlsiitssiug the need ami tin- pi nimble effectiveness of a new studuits' oigan lr.it ion. Kiis l'ieryhoil'H Mugiirlni'. when Tom, who bid Just returned fioui his Kiiniiuer vacation, lelnled the follow fol-low hv experlemes on his father's plantation: rinding Itastus teudy to go to town wltli n load ot produce. Tom Joined him. Now, lttitils was it good driver, expert ex-pert with the whip nnd somewhat of n philosopher On Hie way tu town a large liulselh lit on the ear of one of .1... I. ...!.... ..r .1... i....,.-...,il.. f,i.it. the butlers of the four-mule team. Itastus tracked his whip nnd killed it. As they lode along he billed a bee In Ihe petals of a rose In tho same manner. Tom, surprlM-d, saw a liee gi owing over the load, on u htiiiiih of vvhbb was a hornet's nest. "As wu go by, Itastus, hit that," Mild Tom, pointing to the nest, Itastus paid no attention to thu re-quest re-quest nor the nest. "Why didn't ou hit It. Itastus?" asked Tom. After u paii'-e and a fierce look, Has-(us Has-(us leplled : "No, sit ; that's organized." |